diff --git a/include/span.h b/include/span.h
index a8d0542..7fd711c 100644
--- a/include/span.h
+++ b/include/span.h
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@
 #pragma push_macro("constexpr")
 #define constexpr /* nothing */
 
-// MSVC has the potential of bringing in headers where max is a macro
-#ifdef max
-#pragma push_macro("max")
-#undef max
-#endif 
-
 // VS 2013 workarounds
 #if _MSC_VER <= 1800
 
@@ -2046,10 +2040,6 @@ general_span_iterator<Span> operator+(typename general_span_iterator<Span>::diff
 #undef constexpr
 #pragma pop_macro("constexpr")
 
-#ifdef max
-#pragma pop_macro("max")
-#endif
-
 #if _MSC_VER <= 1800
 #pragma warning(pop)